Task A4 | D

​ esign brief 
🔎 What? 
  
❗Why? 
 
Develop a design brief, which  You have to make a decision at this point in the project: What will you design and create, 
presents the analysis of relevant  for whom and why. You want your decision to be based on sufficient background 
research.  research.  

⚙ How? 
Research results summary 
● Present​ the main results of your research (from A2) in a concise list of bullet points. This must be in your own words! 
● Illustrate​ your take-aways with imagery wherever you feel this reduces the amount of writing needed. However, don’t 
add images for the sake of adding images. Cite any images that you use. 
● Cite​ (in-text) from the sources that you found your answers from. Use the proper MLA format. 

DEFINITIONS  By consulting sources, I have found out: 

● A fabric is the cloth that is produced by weaving and knitting. 
● a material which is a flexible​ ​material that contains natural or artificial fibers. 
● Garments are scraps of clothings  

MANUFACTURING  By consulting sources about manufacturing cotton, I have found out: 

● Cotton textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting , tatting, 
felting, or braiding the material into cloth 
● Lining 2 pieces of fabric and pin them together and then use a sewing machine or 
a needle and thread and then iron them together to make it smooth and cut the 
extra parts that you don't need. 

TECHNIQUES AND  By consulting sources such as, I have found out the following information that I can use for 
TOOLS FOR MAKING  designing and creating my product: 
● use a chalk and draw grain lines on the cloth 
● Key features should be: 
↪ clear lines 
↪ smooth garment and no wrinkles 
↪ easy to read 
- Materials and tools are 
↪ Thead  
↪ Needles 
↪ garment 
↪ chalk 

CLIENT INFORMATION  By consulting sources such as, I have realized the following considerations should be 
taken into account when designing and creating my product: 
● I will design for my classmate, Tea. 
● The target group that she represents is 13 - 17 year old expat teenagers 
● The colour scheme is going to be pale and basic colours (eg; pastel pink, baby 
blue, black, white, gray) The client likes soft toys. 

PRACTICAL SKILLS  By completing the practical skills tasks, I have learned the following skills (list & explain): 
● Run on sewing and french sewing 
● Sewing a button on 
● End knot 
● Braiding  
The skills that will be useful for my project are (list & explain why): 
● Run on sewing and french sewing  
↪ use it for sewing the garments together   
● Sewing a button on 
↪ use to make the eyes of the stuffed toy 
The skills that I still need to practice or want to learn more about are (list & explain): 
● Turning the cloth inside out 
↪ i break the sewn part when i flip it inside out 
 ● Finishing knot 
↪ sometimes i still have some strings hanging out that can come untied 

Works cited 
● List​ any sources of information used in this section. Present in-text citations in your r​ esearch summary​ section to the 
references listed in this section. 

https://www.allfreesewing.com/Basics-and-Tutorials/How-to-Sew-Two-Pieces-o
f-Fabric-Together 
Project commitment 
● State​ what type of product you are going to develop in your project in this unit and ​outline​ the direct practical purpose 
of this product. 
● Outline​ the bigger picture purpose of the product. 
● Describe​ the client or target audience for whom you will develop the product. 

Product and Purpose   In this project, I will create a stuffed toy   

 
The purpose of my product is to reduce the fast fashion and reuse old garments that we 
don't use anymore and instead of throwing the garment away we reuse it  

Design Goal  My product will address the design problem of -textiles being quickly sent to landfills- by 
taking up space and wasting products that also pollute the world   
  
 

Intended   My product is intended to be used by a 13 year old girl who is in 2020 

Target audience 

Target audience representative  I would describe my client as a teenage girl in 2020 who likes the new trends 
 
Their needs and wants for the product are cotton, buttons, string, stuffing 
 

   
A4 Assessment 
Level  Descriptor  Typical features of student work 

0  The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. 

1-2  The student ​states some​ of the  ❏ Summary contains little credible, factual information. More evidence of 
main findings of relevant  relevant research was needed. 
research.  ❏ Sources are not cited (in​text or footnote). Review the MLA format for 
citations. 
❏ Works Cited is not complete. Use Noodletools. 
❏ The project commitment identifies the product and client in a limited way. 
More explanation of the needs & wants of the client are needed. 

3-4  The student ​outlines​ a basic  ❏ Report includes some credible, factual information about the issue. More 
design brief, which ​outlines  explanation of your findings and more varied sources was needed. 
some​ findings of relevant  ❏ Some sources are cited (intext or footnote). Review the MLA format for 
research.  citations. 
❏ Works Cited - Student attempts some sort of listing of texts but in an 
improper and incorrect way. Use Noodletools. 
❏ The project commitment describes the product and client. More 
explanation of the needs & wants of the client are needed. 

5-6  The student ​describes​ a design  ❏ Summary effectively recaps relevant and credible information about the 
brief, which ​describes​ the  issue. A greater variety of sources would prepare you for further for the 
findings of relevant research.  next stage. 
❏ Sources are cited properly (intext or footnote). 
❏ Works cited is correct. 
❏ The project commitment explains the product and client.  

7-8  The student ​develops​ a design  ❏ Report effectively synthesizes relevant and credible information about the 
brief, which ​presents​ the  issue. 
analysis​ of relevant research.  ❏ Sources are always properly cited (intext and footnote). 
❏ Works cited is correct and includes an appropriate number of texts. 
❏ The project commitment explains & justifies the product and client.